raises? - copy of cavscout52's blog post

A new member that is stationed in afghanistan, cavscout52, posted this on his blog. I thought that his question would get more responses here so I copied and pasted it for him.

i'm currently a upser in afghanistan and i was curious to know what the raises are going to be like for this. i've been on active duty since jan. of 2009 and i've been out of the loop since. can someone help me out. i'm currently a top pay driver and wanted to know out of curiosity. thanks

Cavscout52,
Like everyone else said, thanks for your sacrifice, I appreciate it. I noticed you are a fellow Georgia District Package Driver. We get $29.265 an hour now, and we will split the $.75 on August 1st. That will bring the hourly rate to $29.64 and overtime will be $44.46.

I would also like to add my family's prayer's and admiration for your sacrifice. Winston Churchill once said "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few". I too would just like to say Thank You.

I do know that you are entitled to get all raises like you never left. My husband is a UPS driver and was deployed and when he came back after a month long fight they finally gave him his raises. Don't let them say you can't get them. Thank you for your service and please make it home safe.